Country singer Jason Aldean recently released his fifth album Night Train on October 16, 2012. “Night Train” continues the story he started on his last album My Kinda Party released in 2010. Even though Night Train consists of catchy and well sung songs, the songs prove that Jason Aldean was not being too adventurous while creating this newly released album. However, even though he was not being too risky his new album landed a spot as No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Album chart several days after it came out. Jason Aldean’s Night Train provides a more personal and safe value compared to his other albums.
This new album Night Train consists of fifteen well thought out songs. The album title sums up how far things have come, over the last few years for Aldean. Each song has its own different meaning and are not what listeners except them to be like. He writes his songs in a distinct way compared to other country singers. Jason Aldean works hard on releasing songs that his fans will love and that is what he does best- creating songs that are capable of making it to the top of the charts.
One of Jason’s Aldean’s most popular and stand out songs in this album is “Take a Little Ride.” This song sounds exactly how Jason Aldean’s songs should, by consisting of a true country medley. “Take a Little Ride” was an immediate hit as it reached the top of the charts in only a matter of ten weeks. In this song, Aldean sounds confident and delivers a country song which people automatically love.
Another one of Jason Aldean’s well-liked songs featured in this album is known as “The Only Way I Know.” This song includes guest vocals from Eric Church and Luke Bryan (two well-known country singers). The three singers come together and create a powerful song. The time to establish this song took much longer than expected because it was difficult to get all three singers together, seeing as they are all busy with their own careers. Regardless of the three’s chaotic schedules, they came together and created an appealing song.
The song “1994” is a little bit different from what you would expect, based on his past songs, but it is still not too adventurous. It is known for its hip-hop sound but it was created as a tribute to ‘90’s country artist Joe Diffie, who is someone Aldean admires. This song is very catchy and you will want to hit the replay button again and again. Aldean knows how to balance out this album by going from an upbeat song to a more serious song. “Wheels Rollin’” is an acoustic style song that will make one want to relax while listening to it. This proves that Jason Aldean has the perfect amount of variety in his album with songs consisting of different styles without going overboard.
This album is the definition of an album consisting of true country songs without Jason Aldean taking too many risks. One might believe that Aldean should have been more audacious with his songs, but they might want to think again. Jason Aldean started out as a shy country singer and now, five albums later, he is known as one of the most confident country singers in the buisiness. Aldean’s Night Train is a huge step towards him being even more successful than he already is. The question is, can any of Jason Aldean’s upcoming album’s top this one? Time will tell the answer to this important question.
